Housing plan seen as partial fix for postwar shortage
Washington report notes the housing shortage remains severe with over a million doubled up families and projections to rise this year. It describes proposed measures including release of building materials, construction priorities, and price ceilings for old and new homes, with ceiling rules needing legislation. It warns that relief likely won’t arrive before 1949 and cites labor and price-control tensions shaping policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
John Snyder
Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
Congress
Costa County Establishment Bill Noted in Antioch
A historical note from Antioch highlights the costal county bill and an incorporated branch of the United States Mint dated February 6, 1872. California records show a dated reference of July 3, 1852.
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Antioch
Contra
Costa County
United States Mint
California
Northern California as West's transport hub map feature
A vivid map in national magazines depicts Northern California as the geographic center of the Wests transportation systems. It argues the regions wartime freight capacity can easily support peacetime business, promising cheaper faster distribution to the entire West from this hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Pacific World
West
TIME
Saturday Evening Post
Wall Street Journal
Newsweek
Forbes
United States News
California Farmers Lead Nation In Net Income
Kern County growers rank among the nation's most prosperous as estimates from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics show California leading in net income per farm. The 1944 net income reached 7079 dollars per farm, driven by higher gross income despite rising costs, with 1946 outlook remaining strong though below the peak in the prior three years.
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Kern County
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Wis. Department of Agriculture
California
M. A. Lindsay
Agricultural Extension Service
Lindsay
Caliornia
United States
Godo
What Size Poultry Business
H. T. Strong Service of the University of California outlines the required flock sizes for a viable poultry business. A single person can manage 2,000 to 3,000 laying hens, with 2,000 hens as the minimum for a decent family living, and a two family unit totaling 4,000 to 7,000 hens allows brief vacations.
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H. T. Strong Service
University of California
Poultry Raising Advised Near Consumption Centers
Arthur Shultis of the Agricultural Extension Service at the University of California notes poultry production is viable across much of California. He urges a site near a major consuming center and offers free bulletins on housing equipment feeding breeding and care from the Bakersfield Extension office at 2610 M Street.
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Arthur Shultis
University of California
California
Agricultural Extension Service Office
Bakersfield
Callifornia
Shultia
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